Pieter van Mierevelt
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Pieter Mierevelt was a Dutch Golden Age
painter.
. According to Houbraken he was one of two sons of Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt
who died early, whose works were such that they could easily pass for his father's. Houbraken discovered him when he saw a portrait at the home of the Friesian painter Gerard Wigmana (who was living in Amsterdam while Houbraken was writing) that was signed with a P and an M entwined with the date 1620. When he got home he looked up Mierevelt in his "Description of Delft" by Dirk van Bleiswijk and discovered he had a son Pieter who died in Delft in 1623 at the age of 27. Mierevelt's other son was Jan, who also died young in 1633.
According to the RKD he painted the anatomie lesson of Dr. Willem van der Meer. The only person looking at the doctor is Pieter Mierevelt himself.
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
painter.
Biography
Mierevelt was born in the city of DelftDelft
Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague....
. According to Houbraken he was one of two sons of Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt
Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Mierveld or Mireveldt was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:He was the son of a goldsmith, who apprenticed him to the copperplate engraver Hieronymus Wierix...
who died early, whose works were such that they could easily pass for his father's. Houbraken discovered him when he saw a portrait at the home of the Friesian painter Gerard Wigmana (who was living in Amsterdam while Houbraken was writing) that was signed with a P and an M entwined with the date 1620. When he got home he looked up Mierevelt in his "Description of Delft" by Dirk van Bleiswijk and discovered he had a son Pieter who died in Delft in 1623 at the age of 27. Mierevelt's other son was Jan, who also died young in 1633.
According to the RKD he painted the anatomie lesson of Dr. Willem van der Meer. The only person looking at the doctor is Pieter Mierevelt himself.